This is the second of a three-part series that will explore the expanding fault line between the European Union and Russia, and the early stages of what I believe will eventually become known as the Second Cold War.

David James is a former investment banker turned entrepreneur working to transform the wood-based construction materials commonly used into greener, more sustainable products through his company, ChloroEarth. David's product has the potential to transform entire rural communities through added agricultural-based income and new jobs.

Emerging and frontier market consumers are increasingly gaining access to the internet via smartphones, which are now at a price point that makes them affordable to many consumers. For investors, hundreds of millions of new consumers on the web has created a host of opportunities.

Emerging Frontiers CEO Kevin Virgil recently traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to speak at the country's Digital World technology conference. He finds that, if one looks past the ongoing political turmoil, there are many reasons to be enthusiastic about the country's future.

E-commerce is a rapidly growing market in many emerging and frontier markets, and in many ways Vietnam is at the forefront of this growth. Emerging Frontiers's Daniel Workman recently spoke with a Louisiana-born entrepreneur that moved to Vietnam and is the founder of Taembe.com, an e-commerce site focused towards infants and toddlers.

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